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UK Law Reference
All sections of Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022
2022 c. 38, s.8

Section 8 — Payments to be disregarded for the purposes of tax and social security

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2022-06-28

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

No account is to be taken of an additional payment in considering a person’s—

(a) liability to tax,

(b) entitlement to benefit under an enactment relating to social security (irrespective of the name or nature of the benefit), or

(c) entitlement to a tax credit.